It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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15144. | Manne (epicblueberry) | 77.40 | 97% | 2016-06-20 |
15145. | tstats[ayyaz7] (ayyaz7) | 77.40 | 97% | 2022-02-22 |
15146. | Wesley (buckeyebull) | 77.40 | 93% | 2013-12-23 |
15147. | Zeke (ezeekey) | 77.39 | 98% | 2024-05-18 |
15148. | Megalabob (megalabob) | 77.39 | 98% | 2024-05-15 |
15149. | Aayush (aayushm8) | 77.39 | 97% | 2023-08-30 |
15150. | kosmanaut (kosmanaut) | 77.39 | 96.1% | 2021-02-14 |
15151. | Sofia (miku210) | 77.39 | 96% | 2014-01-21 |
15152. | Sora (soralimit) | 77.39 | 92% | 2011-09-05 |
15153. | Lee (slee11) | 77.39 | 93% | 2013-10-26 |
15154. | Eddie (emederos) | 77.39 | 94% | 2014-10-18 |
15155. | SPWRITER (spwriter) | 77.38 | 97.1% | 2023-12-18 |
15156. | MasonColemak (masoncolemak) | 77.38 | 96.6% | 2021-02-08 |
15157. | chocolateknife (chocolatekn... | 77.38 | 94% | 2016-11-14 |
15158. | dix (cervixpaunch) | 77.38 | 94% | 2016-01-14 |
15159. | Zehady (brishtiteveja) | 77.38 | 99% | 2016-03-09 |
15160. | Sean (sncubillos) | 77.37 | 99% | 2024-05-23 |
15161. | jonesOG (jonesszn) | 77.37 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
15162. | jlsyber (jlsyber) | 77.37 | 97.8% | 2024-04-30 |
15163. | Catman (catmancatplan) | 77.37 | 93% | 2013-09-20 |
15164. | Vanel (vanelhere) | 77.37 | 98% | 2022-04-21 |
15165. | Stanley (1nvisible) | 77.37 | 93% | 2014-09-14 |
15166. | Nick (hyydee_) | 77.37 | 97% | 2019-05-19 |
15167. | EJ (clarencedc) | 77.37 | 96% | 2021-07-27 |
15168. | Ryan (ninjamuffin) | 77.37 | 94% | 2012-06-03 |
15169. | tactile gang rise up (ibuyt... | 77.36 | 98% | 2023-05-07 |
15170. | Jeremy (jerbear27) | 77.36 | 98% | 2022-03-07 |
15171. | n0thing (kenr00t) | 77.36 | 96% | 2022-01-20 |
15172. | Star_Platnium (steel_ball_run) | 77.36 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
15173. | Tyler (yppah) | 77.36 | 95% | 2012-09-27 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |